Second-half run lifts Jacks

Posted: Monday, Dec 3rd, 2012By Troy Maroney, The Register

South Dakota State's Megan Stuart goes up for two of her four points off the bench during the first half of the Jackrabbits' 63-56 nonconference win over Middle Tennessee State on Saturday at Frost Arena. Photo by Troy Maroney/Register

BROOKINGS – The Jackrabbits stepped up to make some plays to knock off Middle Tennessee State in nonconference women’s basketball action on Saturday at Frost Arena.

SDSU pulled away from a 34-34 tie with less than 15 minutes to play to beat the Blue Raiders, 63-56, and even its record at 4-4 on the season.

“At times, I thought we maybe played better against Marquette – especially offensively,” said SDSU head coach Aaron Johnston of his team’s 77-74 overtime loss on Wednesday. “Tonight, I think we struggled a little bit offensively – but defensively, we played much better compared to where we were a couple of days ago.

“It was interesting to see how you can have a totally different game from a couple of nights ago and obviously have a different result.”